ASBURY PARK – Thirteen candidates have thrown their hat in the ring for a chance to lead the city under a new form of government.

Starting with the upcoming Nov. 4 election, voters will now be able to directly elect their mayor after the city elected last year to switch to a council-manager government structure.

The mayor still has the same power as the rest of the council, however he or she runs the meetings and handles public relations. With the former government, the council appointed its own mayor.

The candidates for mayor this year are incumbent Mayor Myra Campbell, of Mattison Avenue; Councilman John Moor, of Fourth Avenue; Remond Palmer, of Asbury Avenue; and Harold Suggs, of Fifth Avenue.

Moor is leading the “Asbury Together” slate and Palmer is a part of the “A-Team” slate. Campbell will be running independently.

The city council candidates running on the “Asbury Together” slate are incumbent Councilwoman Amy Quinn, of Deal Lake Drive; Jesse Kendle, of Fourth Avenue; Joe Woerner, of Third Avenue; and Barbara Yvonne Clayton, of Cookman Avenue.

Running for council on the A-Team are Duanne Small, of Mattison Avenue; Kenneth Saunders Jr., of Ridge Avenue; Rosetta Johnson, of Monroe Avenue; and Derrick Grant, of Summerfield Avenue.

Local business owner Marilyn Schlossbach, of Second Avenue, is running independently for council with the slogan “United Community for Asbury.”

Longtime councilman John Loffredo and Deputy Mayor Sue Henderson will not be seeking re-election.

The staggered terms begin with the election of four council members — two for two-year terms and two for four-year-terms. Council members will draw straws to determine who serves which term. In future elections, every council member would have a four-year term but there would be a new election every two years.

The last council election was in May 2013 when all five of the current council members were voted in. In that election, there were 22 candidates running for the five open seats.

The four-year terms of Campbell, Moor, Quinn, Loffredo and Henderson were all cut short by the vote to change the city’s form of government last year.